This will be the seventh of eight consecutive road games for Philadelphia, which isn't a concern for the Sixers anymore. After losing nine of their first 10 road games, they have won four of their past seven. But their good fortune could run out against the Lakers, who seemed to have rediscovered how to win games after losing three in a row. The Sixers have five players scoring in double figures, but no one is scoring more than Elton Brand's 15.1 points a game. Jrue Holiday is second on the team at 14.2 points and 6.3 assists. Andre Iguodala, who is third on the team in scoring at 14.2 points, is a game-time decision because of tendinitis in his right achilles tendon. With the exception of Theo Ratliff (knee), the Lakers are at full strength and getting stronger with Andrew Bynum back in the starting lineup.

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